Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Sheffield United U21 & Bristol City U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both contenders have had a decent time to rest since their last game. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
The Sheffield supporters got no joy from their last fixture, a Premier League Cup duel also played here at Bramall Lane: A 1-2 defeat against Crystal Palace U21.
Before that, Sheffield United U21 played out a Professional Development League draw 0-0 when visiting Birmingham City U21.The match schedule is unforgiving for Sheffield United U21 as they have a new game in only four days, a Professional Development League match thankfully also at home. Crewe Alexandra U21 are visiting.
Bristol City U21 form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Professional Development League.
The supporters enjoyed Bristol's previous fixture versus Newcastle United U21, a Premier League Cup win (4-0) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-0 vs Watford U21.The travelling fans enjoy Bristol City U21's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far).
Head 2 Head
Sheffield United U21 missing players
Bristol City U21 missing players
| Sheffield United U21 | Bristol City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 14 | 6 | Played | P | 7 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 24 | 8 | Scored | S | 11 | 36 | ||
| 17 | 7 | Conceded | C | 6 | 11 | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | ||
| 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 73% | ||
| 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 53% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 47% | ||
| 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 40% | ||
| 50% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 57% | 60% | ||
| 21% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | ||
| 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.7 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.9 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 40% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 46% | ||
| 6.1 | 5.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.3 | 5.9 | ||
| 2.9 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 4 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 7 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
